Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
UK band Maps are set to release the new single ‘I Dream Of Crystal’ on September 14th featuring remixes by Steve Lawler and Solo. If you’d like to hear some of that, head to the old myspace to take a listen. I’m into the original version. Very in-line with what I’m used to from Maps. […]
Who: Woodhands from Toronto.
What: Armed with a new remix of Peter Bjorn & Johns song Nothing To Worry About, this Toronto electro-duo are heading back on the road (a place where they spend almost all their time) for a few select US dates (including Monolith and Red Rocks). Currently, the band is working on the […]
Before we probably ever knew of a musician from Wisconsin named Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and his amazing debut ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’, another record was taking form. A collaboration between Justin Vernon and Milwaukee band Collections of Colonies of Bees, ultimately created Unmap (Sept 22nd, JagJaguwar) under the name Volcano Choir. Its been three […]
from exclaim: John Hughes, the director behind such 80s classics as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, has died. Hughes suffered a heart attack and could not be revived, various media outlets report. He was 59. He will be missed. Seems fitting to mention that 11 years ago Endearing Records […]
Who: David Bazan from Seattle.
What: I’m in the perfect mood for the thumping, organ-heavy sound of former Pedro The Lion David Bazan with ‘Bless This Mess’,’an ode to stuggle, and the often-dashed desire to better oneself’. No matter what incarnation David is singing as, I’m always going to give it good ears. Something about his […]